Clegg over-reaches on corruption claims?
Nick Clegg was in fighting mood at this morning press conference, but might he have gone a bit too far?
Talking about political reform, he said: "A vote for Labour or the Conservative parties is a vote for corrupt politics...
"The choice in this election is simple. Old, corrupt politics with Labour and the Conservativs. Or real change with the Liberal Democrats."
And then exasperated by non-stop questions about who the Lib Dems would deal a coalition do with, he jumped on a query about this corruption. Mr Clegg insisted he really meant it..
Trouble with that though is does that mean the pensioner or first time voter casting their ballot for Labour or the Tories is corrupt? That could be the insinuation drawn from Mr Clegg's comments.
On top of that, the Lib Dem leader totally sidestepped whether he would rule out of hand doing a deal with Labour or the Tories - despite slagging them off.
Mr Clegg said he would give people the right to sack corrupt MPs, crack down on lobbying and put a cap on political donations.
It then got a bit weird, with the Lib Dem leaders asked about alternatives to Britain's nuclear deterrent. He suggested using nuclear tipped missles fired from astute submarines or somehow having nuclear weapons on tap - ready for six months time...
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Clegg on corruption! Given he wishes Britain to be governed in almost entirety bythe EU - not known for its klack of corruption that is a bit trrish, let alone the fact that whatever happens he will have to deal with one of these 'corrupt' parties.
Out of his depth sadly.
Ask anyone in Derby about the Lib Dems and you'll get short shrift. This is the party that glossed over losing ã6M in efficiency savings for the sake of political expediency and then agreed to fund an appeal by an incinerator developer against the city's own planning committee.
Hasn't the penny dropped yet? The same people are pulling the strings of every political party. That's where the real corruption lies.
pot / kettle - splinter / plank - stones / glasshouse - own back yard !
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